All her life, Lark Brossard has felt invisible, overshadowed by the people around her: first by her temperamental mother, Marianne; then by her sister Robin, a brilliantly talented pianist who is as wild as the animals she loves; and finally by Lawrence Wheelock, a renowned filmmaker who is both Lark's employer and her occasional lover.

When Wheelock denies her what she longs for most - a child - Lark is forced to re-examine a life marked by unrealized ambitions and thwarted desires. As she tries to take charge of her destiny, she discovers that despite the difficulties of their relationship, there is only one person she can truly rely on: her sister, Robin.

In this gripping, dazzlingly insightful novel, Alix Ohlin tells the story of two sisters, and what ambition, work and motherhood means for them.

'An exceptional depiction of the bond between sisters' Publishers Weekly

'A lovely, deeply moving work. A lyrical account of the lives of two women, their failures and hopes, and ultimately their quiet redemption' Kirkus

'Entrancing. This is a spellbinding, fever-dream of a tale that will leave you forever changed, and will surely earn Ohlin a place among the greatest writers of our generation. I loved it' Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year

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